Notorious B.I.G.

Former No Limit rapper Mystikal is out of jail and into the digital age. "A lot of things have changed with this technology," he said of this modern age. "When I came home, dudes were trying to get beats to me. I'm like, "Here's my address, Fed Ex it to me," and they like, 'I'm gonna email it to you...

Who's the best of the best? Over the past few months, Touré, host of Fuse's 'Hip-Hop Shop,' has given us his top five Southern MCs, West Coast MCs and female MCs. But this week he tosses aside gender, genre, region and everything else and simply asks, who are the five best MCs... eve...

After eight years, the lawsuit filed by Voletta Wallace, mother of legendary Brooklyn rapper Christopher Wallace, aka Notorious B.I.G., against the city of Los Angeles and the LAPD has been dismissed. B.I.G. was murdered on March 9 1997, after the Soul Train Awards in Los Angeles...

March 9th was the thirteenth anniversary of the Notorious B.I.G's death, and hip-hop fans around the world reflected on the music of one of the greatest MCs who ever lived. Even though his career was tragically cut short, Biggie left us with countless classics to remember him by...

As we mark the 13th anniversary of the death of the Notorious B.I.G, one of the most influential rappers in hip-hop history, the Chicago Review Press announces the release of 'How to Rap: The Art and Science of the Hip-Hop MC.' Authored by Paul Edwards, with foreword from the legendary Kool G Rap, the book is a lesson in the art of rapping, taught by those who have done it best...

While E-40's beef with Biggie Smalls is well-documented, the Bay legend never really explained his side of the situation that lead to Biggie being "banned" from the Bay Area, until recently. "I think that they had got him hella perkin' out there," 40 said, explaining that the inciting statements Biggie made about him were likely taken out of context...

Faith Evans is at the head of a lawsuit from a documentary filmmaker that claims the R&B singer failed to distribute private home videos purchased of her late husband and rapper Notorious B.I.G. According to a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, Kaushi Entertainment claims they paid $30,000 for home footage of Biggie -- real name is Christopher Wallace. Th...

Music plays an integral role in our lives, but, at times we take for granted the moments that uniquely changed the game. From the first time Michael Jackson moonwalked for the American public to the day five guys from Compton, Calif. got together to form the world's most dangerous group, here are our top 20 black music milestones...

Hip-hop emcees tend to use lyrical ammunition rather than bucking off shots. But more often than not, a few get caught by a speeding bullet, yet, luckily, live to tell their tale. Such is the case with Atlanta rapper Wacka Flocka Flame, who was shot twice in a robbery attempt recently... Read More ...

It's been nearly 15 years since the murder of 2Pac and subsequent murder Notorious B.I.G., but the subject is still a hot topic for anyone who cares about hip-hop. Whether it's urban legends that the rappers might still be alive or the vast conspiracy theories concocted by fans from both coasts, there's something about these unsolved cases that still lives on in our imagination even as we continue